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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses